Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

When a baby is christened do you have to produce a birth certificate. I can't find a record of my Grandfather being registered although I know he was christened on 13th April 1884 and his date of birth was given as 21 March 1884. His brothers & sisters were all registered, so don't know why he was missed, his name was William Hughes Novak

Val,

It's not a requirement to show a birth certificate before baptism, however it was in 1884 a requirement to register a birth, though not all births were.

Thanks Bert

I wonder,

June, 1884,

Nowark, William Hughes, Liverpool 8b 21

NOWARK, WILLIAM HUGHES mmn, HUGHES
GRO Reference: 1884 J Quarter in LIVERPOOL Volume 08B Page 21

Thanks for this Bert it seems very likely that is him, I will send for the certificate and let you know.

Good find Bert, Val if this comes back correct you should consider submitting a correction for the misspelling - although it could be that the original looks very like the wrong letter.

Hi Bert & Mary Received PDF today and it was the birth Bert found, if I could get my new computer to work like the old one did I would post it so you could see. The birth was not actually registered until 29th April which was after he was baptised!. Many thanks for your help.

Val

Well done, Val,

Pleased it's the correct one.

That's great, a bit of lateral thinking did the trick.